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When I think back on members of the EdTech community that had a profound influence on me, I have to admit that Alan Levine gets a podium all his own. Besides being the author of one of the most respected and long-running EdTech blogs, CogDogBlog, he has consistently been at the forefront of nearly every

Yesterday, the DEN hosted a full day pre-conference event at Sea World. The day kicked off with a phenomenal presentation by Scott Kinney about the past and future of textbooks. Don’t worry if you missed it though, he’s going to be our featured speaker in the EdTechConnect series on May 17th. The day continued with

STEM Survey If you happened to participate either or at an in-person event at the DEN SCIcon 2010 on Saturday, January 9, you will be happy to know that Discovery is working on a variety of new programs related to STEM education and need some feedback from our community. Give Discovery your input and you’ll

On Wednesday, we have a real treat for all of you! Esteemed educator and featured speaker Gail Lovely will be our EdTechConnect presenter for the month of December! She will be sharing a presentation titled Tools for Engagement and Collaboration in the Elementary Grades. In this session we will explore online tools and the powerful

Cross-posted on the DEN blog. On Wednesday, November 18th at 7pm EST, we’re thrilled to feature Gary Stager as our EdTechConnect speaker! There are few speakers that are more passionate, dedicated and devoted to bringing about change in education. If you’ve never had a chance to see him present before, you won’t want to miss

On Wednesday, November 18th at 7pm EST, we’re thrilled to feature Gary Stager as our EdTechConnect speaker! There are few speakers that are more passionate, dedicated and devoted to bringing about change in education. If you’ve never had a chance to see him present before, you won’t want to miss this opportunity. If you HAVE

Just in case you missed Discovery Education’s Kick Off of their EdTechConnect Webinar Series with Chris Dede, it will be available shortly at the DEN Archives. Modern interactive media (e.g., wikis, social tagging systems, multi-player games, augmented realities) allow capturing rich streams of data about student actions while learning. Analyzing this multi-dimensional data can provide

Mark April 20, 2009 at 7:00 PM (Eastern Change time zone) for an EdTechConnect webinar with Guy Kawasaki. A managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Guy is the author of nine books including Reality

DEN 2009 Webinars Join us on Wednesday, January 14 at 7 PM EST for a preview of what we have planned for the DEN in 2009. Just visit https://discoveryed.webex.com and click on DEN 2009. No password is required.The New and Improved DEN Website Have you see the new DEN website? All STAR Discovery Educators now

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One of my least favorite trends in education is hatin’ on PowerPoint. Visual presentation in and of itself isn’t the problem! A quick glance of Google search results for “PowerPoint meme” sums up the anti-PowerPoint narrative sweeping the web: PowerPoints can be dreadfully boring, and relying solely on teacher-centered instruction is problematic. That being